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Judge Huw Rees told Georgenson, who has no previous convictions, that he accepts he has difficulties and has never been in trouble before but reminded him of the affect the incident would have had on the child who was present.

"I take the view that this is quite a serious case on the face of it," he said.

"You need to seek help and not lose your temper in this way.

"Melanie Roberts called the police at 10.08am on a Sunday morning which is usually a peaceful time...can you imagine how frightening it is to be threatened with a knife? You only have to read a newspaper..."

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The judge said a "temper tantrum can quickly escalate to a frightening and sometimes fatal degree".

He added: "Melanie Roberts ran from the house and you followed her armed with a knife and raised it up in an aggressive manner...while staring at her like a maniac perhaps.

"She was so frightened she couldn't engage her car to drive away."

Judge Rees added: "I have sympathy to your learning difficulties and diagnosis of autism, but you reacted to a situation of verbal conflict highly inappropriately.

"This offending is of the highest category of both culpability and harm...you'd find prison very difficult.